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'Looking for the Weinstein of Quebec': impresario Gilbert Rozon's civil trial begins

'Looking for the Weinstein of Quebec': impresario Gilbert Rozon's civil trial begins

MONTREAL — Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon's civil trial for sexual assault opened Monday at the Montreal courthouse with his lawyer portraying him as the scapegoat in a hunt to find Quebec's Harvey Weinstein.
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Alan Young, lawyer and scholar known for landmark legal challenges, dies at age 69

Alan Young, lawyer and scholar known for landmark legal challenges, dies at age 69

TORONTO — York University says Alan Young, a lawyer and legal scholar known for leading the challenge of Canada’s prostitution laws before the country's top court, has died at age 69.
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Election Day has long passed. In some states, legislatures are working to undermine the results

WASHINGTON (AP) — While the election was over a month ago, voters in some parts of the country are discovering that having their say at the ballot box is not necessarily the final word.
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Former West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw dies at 88

Former West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw dies at 88

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Darrell V. McGraw Jr., a former longtime West Virginia attorney general and state Supreme Court justice who fought back against the state's drug overdose crisis, died Saturday. He was 88.
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Former West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw dies at 88

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Darrell V. McGraw Jr., a former longtime West Virginia attorney general and state Supreme Court justice who fought back against the state's drug overdose crisis, died Saturday. He was 88.
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Election Day has long passed. In some states, legislatures are working to undermine the results

Election Day has long passed. In some states, legislatures are working to undermine the results

WASHINGTON (AP) — While the election was over a month ago, voters in some parts of the country are discovering that having their say at the ballot box is not necessarily the final word.
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In California's 'earthquake country,' a 7.0 temblor prompts confusion and a tsunami warning

In California's 'earthquake country,' a 7.0 temblor prompts confusion and a tsunami warning

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Valerie Starkey was driving through Northern California to visit relatives when she suddenly felt shaking and feared her car had broken down, only to realize later that it was an earthquake so powerful that it triggered a tsunami
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On pardons, Biden weighs whether to flex presidential powers in broad new ways

On pardons, Biden weighs whether to flex presidential powers in broad new ways

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden faces a stark choice as he contemplates broad preemptive pardons to protect aides and allies from potential retribution by Donald Trump: Does he hew to the institutional norms he’s spent decades defending or flex
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Health Canada says daily cannabis use hasn't changed much since legalization

Health Canada says daily cannabis use hasn't changed much since legalization

Health Canada says daily cannabis use has remained stable since it was legalized in 2018.
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On pardons, Biden weighs whether to flex presidential powers in broad new ways

On pardons, Biden weighs whether to flex presidential powers in broad new ways

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden faces a stark choice as he contemplates broad preemptive pardons to protect aides and allies from potential retribution by Donald Trump: Does he hew to the institutional norms he’s spent decades defending or flex
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